London 2012 Olympics: Thursday 2 August - live picture blog

The best of today's pictures from day six at the London 2012 Olympics - including rowing, smimming and cycling action from the velodrome
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Team GB on their way to breaking the world record during the team pursuit qualifying round. Click here to see Tom Jenkins's pictures from the first night's action at the Velodrome. Photograph: Tom Jenkins

A multiple exposure photo showing part of U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas's routine on the uneven bars that was part of the performance that won her gold in the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around competition. Photograph: Julie Jacobson/AP

10.40pm BST

Rebecca Soni on her way to winning gold and breaking the world record in the women's 200m breaststroke final. Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images

Second placed Ryan Lochte touches the wall while winner Michael Phelps of the United States of America already looks back after winning the men's 200m Individual Medley Final Photograph: Patrick B. Kraemer/EPA

9.20pm BST

Flags and a rainbow are out as Great Britain beat Belgium 3-0 in their Women's Hockey match. Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

Gold!!!

Sir Chris Hoy celebrates after setting a new world record and winning gold in the men's team sprint track cycling final at the Velodrome. Hoy now has five gold medals. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

7.09pm BST

Italy's Valentina Vezzali against France's Ysaora Thibus in the semi-final match in the Team Foil event. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian

6.40pm BST

Nick Miller and his sister Kendall Miller from San Francisco wear some patriotic leotards as they walk with a friend through Olympic Park. Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP

6.37pm BST

Photographers shooting the archery from hides at Lord's cricket ground using an IPhone with Snapseed. Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

Victoria Pendleton is consoled by a member of her coaching staff after being disqualified during the women's sprint track cycling qualifying. It's Pendleton's last Olympic games, though she rides again tomorrow in the keirin. Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

6.28pm BST

Gabrielle Douglas of the United States reacts after she competes on the balance beam in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Individual All-Around final. Douglas won the final. Photograph: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

How did he get there so quickly, wasn't he just at the tennis? Prince William shakes hands with Andy Hunt, Chef de Mission for Great Britain as he takes his seat to watch the track cycling at the Velodrome. Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

The race is restarted and after the Germans take the lead on the first lap Team GB step up a gear and take the lead in the next two laps and Sir Chris Hoy crosses the finish line in an Olympic record of 43.065 seconds. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

The face of someone happy with his gold medal, Etienne Stott of Great Britain celebrates after the Men's Canoe Double Slalom final. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images

5.03pm BST

Meanwhile in the Men's Team Sprint Philip Hindes looks like a child riding without stabilisers for the first time when he has a mechanical failure as Team GB pull away from the start line. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

4.39pm BST

Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish in the Women's Team Sprint Qualifying at the Velodrome. They broke the world record, only for the Chinese pair to break it again moments later. Photograph: Tim Ireland/PA Wire

4.23pm BST

The ball hides the face of a Croatian player during the men's preliminary Group B handball match between Croatia and Hungary. Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/GettyImages

David Florence (L) of Great Britain and his team mate Richard Hounslow compete in the Mens`s Canoe Double (C2) semi finale . They went on to get a silver medal in the final. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images

4.05pm BST

Chieko Sugawara of Japan competes against Sophie Troiano of Great Britain in the Women's Foil Team Fencing placement. Photograph: Hannah Johnston/Getty Images

3.45pm BST

Gold!!

And they keep on coming. Britain's Peter Robert Russell Wilson wins a gold medal in the men's double trap qualification at the Royal Artillery Barracks. Photograph: Marwan Maamani/AFP/GettyImages

Vladimir Putin explains the best judo moves to David Cameron chat as they watch the women's -78kg and men's 100kg judo. Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters

3.10pm BST

A variable planed lens has been used here to make Carl Hester of Great Britain riding Uthopia look like he's in a model of Greenwich Park rather than the real thing as he competes in the Dressage Grand Prix. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

In a flying leap Britain's Gemma Gibbons takes down Marhinde Verkerk of the Netherlands in their judo match. Photograph: Steven Paston/Action Images

2.34pm BST

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge react as they watch Andy Murray in action, during his quarterfinal match of the Men's Singles. Murray won the match. Photograph: Rebecca Naden/PA Wire

2.25pm BST

Japan's Kanae Ikehata and Doris Willette of the US attempt to kiss each other during their women's foil team classification 5-8 fencing match at ExCel. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters

2.19pm BST

Chris Bartley, Richard Chambers, Rob Williams and Peter Chambers of Great Britain celebrate in their boat in front of the fans with their silver medals for the Lightweight Men's Four at Eton Dorney. Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

2.13pm BST

Rebecca Adlington is back in the pool competing in the women's 800m Freestyle Heats at the Aquatics Centre. Adlington has said that the 800m is her favoured event. Photograph: Patrick B Kraemer/EPA

1.56pm BST

Great Britain's Ben Ainslie is having a good morning so far in Race 7 of the men's finn class at Weymouth. His main rival Danish sailor Jonas Hogh-Christensen has capsized, though the weather conditions are pretty rough out there. Photograph: David Jones/PA Wire.

The Bulgarian volleyball team wait for a serve in the second set against Australia . Photograph: Elsa/ Getty Images

1.23pm BST

Australia's hockey player Anna Flanagan celebrates after scoring from a short corner against the USA. Photograph: Robert Ghement/ EPA

1.20pm BST

John Smith, Sizwe Ndlovu, Mathew Brittain and James Thompson celebrate after winning the gold medal in the Men's rowing fours. The South Africans beat the Team GB boat in a thrilling race at in Eton Dorney. Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/ AP

1.07pm BST

Greek goalkeeper Filipos Karampetsos prepares to make a save against Kazakhstan at the Water Polo Arena. Photograph: Laszlo Balogh/ Reuters

1.02pm BST

Meanwhile, on the other side of the world... a boy swims in the pool at Hangzhou Chen Jinglun Sport school, where Olympic swimmer Ye Shiwen trained. Photograph: Carlos Barria/ Reuters

12.55pm BST

Peter Wilson of Team GB takes aim in the Men's double trap qualification at The Royal Artillery Barracks. Photograph:Lars Baron/ Getty Images

Supporters of the South Korean badminton team wearing Korean traditional outfits pose with a poster of a Korean player as they arrive at the Wembley Arena ahead of the semi-final badminton matches this morning. Photograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images

9.47am BST

Bradley Wiggins with his gold medal and a new stamp from the Royal Mail. Photograph: PA

9.44am BST

US cyclist Kristin Armstrong visited the USA House at the Royal College of Art last night and posed for a studio portrait. Photograph: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for USOC

9.23am BST

A kiss for luck? Misty May-Treanor of USA in action against Austria during preliminary round matches for beach volleyball competition at Horse Guards Parade, last night. Photograph: Diego Azubel/EPA